Social Studies Vocab

Question 1

a group of trade routes that connected China to other parts of Asia and the west

Accepted Answer

Silk Road

Question 2

A respect for one's parents and elders

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Filial Piety

Question 3

first emperor and leader who unified China

Accepted Answer

Shi Huangdi

Question 4

A philosophy that emphasizes living in harmony with the Dao

Accepted Answer

Daoism

Question 5

a person who works for the government

Accepted Answer

Civil Servant

Question 6

the ideas and teachings of Confucius

Accepted Answer

Confucianism

Question 7

belief that perople must be controlled with a strong leader and legal system

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legalism

Question 8

a tool that measures and detects earthquakes

Accepted Answer

Seismograph

Question 9

a wall built along the northern border to help defend China

Accepted Answer

Great Wall

Question 10

A harsh desert covering much of Northern China

Accepted Answer

Gobi

Question 11

Chinese river that often floods: Yellow River

Accepted Answer

Huang He River

Question 12

a set of beliefs about how to live

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philosophy

Question 13

a group of rulers from the same family

Accepted Answer

Dynasty

Question 14

longest Chinese river that runs through Central China

Accepted Answer

Chang Jiang River

Question 15

important phyilosopher and teacher in Chinese history

Accepted Answer

Confucius

Question 16

a method of inserting needles into the skin to stop pain and cure disease

Accepted Answer

Acupuncture

Question 17

China's earliest written records that often told predictions for the future

Accepted Answer

Oracle Bones

Question 18

A social system in which lords governed land farmed by peasants

Accepted Answer

Feudalism

Question 19

the right to rule

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Mandate of Heaven

Question 20

founder of Daoism

Accepted Answer

Laozi

Question 21

a gemstone often used to make jewelry and art

Accepted Answer

Jade

Question 22

China's main export along the silk road made from silworms

Accepted Answer

silk

Question 23

a dusty material that forms soil and makes the Huang He River yellow

Accepted Answer

loess

Social Studies Vocab

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Social Studies Vocab

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